Stability of equatorial modes in a simplified coupled ocean-atmosphere model

Journal of Climate

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 3132-3148

  Wang, Chunzai ^a   Weisberg, Robert H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; ATMOSPHERE/OCEAN COUPLING; EQUATORIAL MODE; EQUATORIAL MODES; MODEL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; WIND STRESS;

EID: 0030429285     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1996)009<3132:SOEMIA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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